40 rescue personnel assisted a horse that became exhausted and trapped in a small pond Saturday, March 9, 2013. When Evergreen Fire Rescue personnel arrived, only the horse’s head was visible above the water.

EVERGREEN — Rescue crews worked in cold, muddy water Saturday morning to keep a 1,000-pound horse from drowning in a small pond at Parmalee Gulch Road.

The pond was in the horse’s corral and for some reason the animal decided to walk onto the ice, which broke under the horse’s weight.

“I’m not sure why she thought it would be good idea today to wander over there,” said Evergreen Fire Rescue spokeswoman Stacee Montague.

The horse’s owner spotted her and called 911 and animal control. It’s not known how long the horse was in the water.

Both Indian Hills Fire Rescue and Evergreen Fire Rescue responded and found the horse in the middle of the pond with only its head visible, Montague said.

“I grew up around horses and I could tell she was cold and tired and not in a good place,” said Montague.

Evergreen Fire Rescue personnel quickly put on ice rescue suits and began breaking a path through the ice to reach the horse. The horse was about 10-to-15 yards from shore in water and mud that was four to five-feet deep, added Montague.

A halter was place on the horse and two firefighters began coaxing the horse to move towards shore. She nearly made it before getting stuck in the soft mud and cattails.

Rescuers placed a rope beneath the horse’s rump and with help of the other firefighters, they pulled the horse the rest of the way out of the pond, Montague said.

“We were prepared to use a winch to get her out but fortunately we had enough manpower to get her out,” said Montague.

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